Theft preventing and signaling device.



8. AI DEANES.

THEFT PREVENTING AND SIGNALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6, 1917.

1,241,934. Patented Oct. 2,1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

WITNESSE 6 ATTORNEYS I s. A. DEANES. THEFT PREVENTING AND SIGNALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- '6' 1917-. I

1,241,934, Pateflted, Oct. 2,1917."

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2 S. A. DEANES.

THEFT PREVENTING AND SIGNALING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-16,1917- Patentedflgi. 2, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3 INVENTOR 6/0 /7 5197/2/51;

ATTOR/VEY8 TED *s'rn'rns EPAT T FFWE THEFT PREVENTING AND SIGNALING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2, 1917.

Application filed February 16, 1917'. Serial No. 14,086.

To all whom it may camera? I Be it known that I, SID A. DnAn'ns', a citizen of the United States, and a resident of West Point, in the county of Clay and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Theft Preventing and Signaling Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in theft preventing and si aling devices, and it consists in the com inations', constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a device whichmay be used in connection with automobiles by means of which theft may be prevented of overcoats, gloves, dress suit cases, umbrellas and the like.

A further object of my invention is to provide an audible signal when an attempted theft takes place, thus calling the attention of the owner or driver of the vehicle to the attempt.

A further object of my invention is to provide a signaling device which" will be set going when the theft is attempted and which will continue to ring until, it is manually stopped. v v

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which may be so disposed in an automobile, that articles in the front seat and in the rear seat as well, may be readily protected.

Other objects'and advantages will appear in the following specification and the novel features ofthe invention will be particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which,

' Figure 1 isa perspective view of an automobile with. my improved device applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is anenlarged section on the line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, I

Fig. 4 is a section along the line 44 of Fig. 2, v

Fig. 5 is a section, somewhat similar to Fig. 4, but showing theparts in another position,

Fig. (is a perspective view of the contact lever and the plug,

' Fig. 10

.ig. 7 is a diagramma tic view of the electric circuit,

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a glove arrangedfor' use with my improved device,

"Fig. "'9.is a section along the line 99 of Fig.8,

is a perspective view of a suit case arrangedfor use with my device,

' Fig. 11 is a perspective view of an overcoat arranged. for use with my improved device, Y

Fig. 12'is a ace'viewfof arobe arranged for use with'my device, 1

Fig. 13 is a section along the line 1313 ofFig. 12.

In carrying out my device I providea box or casing 1. This'box or casing is provided in the present instancev with a removable partition '2 so as to divide the box into two compartments. Each of these compartments has a se arate signaling device. Both of these signa ing devices 'belng alike, a description of one will suffice for the two.

Referring particularly to Figs. 3, 4 and 5 i it will be seen that each compartment is provided with an electric bell 3'and a dry bat-. tery 4 whichis disposed in one corner of the compartment and held in position'by a casing 5. A push button- 6 is provided which is adapted to be engaged by the end 7? of a lever 7 in the manner hereinafter described. This lever 7 is pivoted at 8 on a bracket 9 secured to the partition 2. The upper end of the lever is normally held by means of a spring 10 so that the lower end remains out of contact with the push button 6. A U-shaped stirrup 11 is pivoted at 1 2 to the upper end of the lever 7 so as to swing back and forth in a recess 13 in the lever. The lower end of this stirrup engages a shoulder 7 b on the lever 7. A pivoted hook 14 is arranged to engage a pin 15 carried by the lever 7 in certain positions of the latter. A lever 16, is pivoted at 17 and has an end 16 which-prqects transversely with respect to thej 'stirrup 11,] the lower end of this lever beingbent outwardly as shown in Figs. 3, 4

and 5. The outward movement of the lower fend of the lever lfi, e. a movement away from the artition 2, will bring the upper 17 X extends just underneath the hook 14. When the lower end of the lever 17 is swung outwardly it lifts the hook 14. A stop member 18 limits the inward movement of the upper end of the lever 7. At a point opposite the stirrup 11 a sleeve 19 is disposed, the end of this sleeve projecting slightly beyond the outside of the box or casing, the outside portion being slotted as shown at 19 for the 24 which is fastened within a small casing 25 at the bottom of the large box orcasing 1. A drawer 26 is disposed withinthe casing 25 and is arranged to normally contain the chain 23 and the plug 21. The drawer has an opening 26 through which the chain passes and into which the ring24 projects. Normallv the drawer is closed by means of a latch 27 but it may be opened as shown in Fig. 4 when the plug and chain may be re moved. I 1

In Fig. 7 T have shown diagrammatically the electric circuit in which the battery 4 is connected with a contact of the push button 6 on one side and with a bell 3 on the other, the 'bell also being connected to a contact of the push button.

Tn order to prevent mufilingof the signal I arrange a tube 28 which communicates with the interior of the box 1 at 29, see Fig. 2. This tube is provided with openings 30 for permitting the sound to escape, and communicates with a pipe or tube 31 which extends to the side 32 of the automobile, the opening in the side being covered by a perforated plate 33.

The casing l is provided with a hinged door 34 having a lock 35. By opening the door access may be had to the interior of the device. A cover 36 is secured by means of bolts 37 which enter brackets 38 on the inte rior of the casing 1 and which bear nuts 39.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood.

Articles such as umbrellas, overcoats, gloves, robes, dress suit cases and the like which form the subject of numerous thefts may be protected by providing these articles with retaining means through which ,the plug 21 and chain 23 may be passed. Thus in Fig.3 T have shown a gauntlet 40 of a glove having an opening 41 therein surrounded by a metal binding 42 and having a flap 43 which may be secured in position by a snap 44. The chain may be passed In Fig. 10 ring 45 is shown secured to the suit case 46 and in Fig. 12 a ring 47 is similarly secured to the robe 43. In Fig. 11 a metal rimmed opening 49 is made in the collar 50 of the overcoat, this opening being normally concealed when the collar is turned down, but being large enough to permit the entrance of the plug and the chain. The articles which are to be protected from theft are secured by means of the chain and then the plug is thrust through the sleeve 19. The wire loop 22 pushes aside the stirrup 11 which is of less width, and the stirrup then drops into the loop thus locking the plu in position' The position of the parts when the devices are left thus protected is that shown in Fig. 5 in which it will be observed that the lever 7 is out of contact with the push button 6. It now an attempt is made to tamper with the chain or to remove the articles which are secured thereby, this movement will pull the plug forwardly. The end of the loop 22 will engage the stirrup 11 and pull it against the shoulder 7, see Fig. 4, thus bringing the lower end of the lever 7 into contactwith the push button 6 and ringing the bell. lln the position shown in Fig. 4 the lockinghook 14 has engaged the pin 15, thus holding the lever 7 in position to ring the bell continuously until the owner of the vehicle or the driver returns. On returning the owner thrusts his key into the lock 35 of the door 34, see Fig. 2, opens the doors and pulls the lever 17 forwardly. This releases the catch 14 and permits the spring 10 to restore the lever 7 to the position shown in Fig. 5.

As soon as the end 7 of the lever 7 leaves the push button 6 the bell stops ringing. The owner now pushes inwardly on the plug 21 so as to give the stirrup 11 room to swing and then pulls outwardly on the lower end of the lever 16, thus forcing the stirrup 0d from the end of the loop 22 when the plug may be withdrawn and the articles thus'secured may be removed from the chain. The chain may now be replaced in the drawer 26 and the latter may be closed.

As will be seen from Fig. 1 the box 1 is placed in such position that access may be had to it from the rear seat or from the front seat. One compartment is designed to carry a chain for the articles in the'rear seat and the other compartment has a similar device for the articles in the front seat.

Ordinarily articles such as those above enumerated are stolen by persons who work rapidly and disappear quickly. The present invention prevents such theft, since the ordinary thief is not provided with means of cutting or severing the various devices by means of which the articles are secured.

The fact that the signal keeps sounding un-v til it is shut off and that there is no way adds to the efi'ectiveness of the device since the average thief will discontinue his efforts as soon as the signal begins to sound when he realizes he cannot stop it.

I claim 1. In a theft preventing and signaling device for automobiles, a casing, an electric bell disposed within the casing, a lever carried by the casing, the upper end of the lever having a movable latch member, a sleeve carried by the casing, a chain secured to the casing at one end, a plug secured to the opposite end, said plug having a loop being arranged to enter the sleeve, said loop being engaged by the latch on said lever, contacts carried by said casing and arranged to be engaged by a movement of said lever when outward tension is applied to the plug.

2. In a theft preventing and signaling device for automobiles, a casing, an electric bell disposed within the casing, a lever carried by the casing, the upper end of the lever having a movable latch member, a sleeve carried by the casing, a chain secured to the casing at one end, a plug secured to the opposite end, said plug having a loop being arranged to enter the sleeve, said loop being engaged by the latch on said lever, contacts carried by said casing and arranged to be engaged by a movement of said lever when outward tension is applied to the plug, and a locking lever arranged to engage a portion of said firstnamed lever for holding the bell circuit closed. a

3. In a theft preventing and signaling defor the thief to shut off the sound of the signal vice for automobiles, a casing, an electric bell disposed within the casing, a lever carried by the casing, the upper end of the lever-\having a movable latch member, a sleeve carried by the casing, a chain secured to the casing at one end, a plug secured to the opposite end, said plug having a loop being arranged to enter the sleeve, said loop being engaged by the latch on said lever, contacts carried by said casing and arranged to be engaged by a movement of said lever when outward tension is applied to the plug,

a locking lever arranged to engage a portion of said first-named lever for holding the bell circuit closed, and means including a release lever for moving the latch member to free the loop of the plug thereby permitting the withdrawal of the latter.

4., In a theft preventing and signaling device for automobiles, a casing, an electric bell disposed within the casing, a lever carried by the casing, the upper end of the lever having a movable latch member, a sleeve carried by the casing, a chain secured to the casing at one end, a plug secured to the opposite end, said plug having a 100 being arranged to enter the sleeve, said 00p being engaged by the latch on said lever, contacts carried by said casing and arranged to be engaged by a movement of said lever when outward tension is applied to the plug, a locking lever arranged to engage a portion of said first-named lever for holding the bell circuit closed, and a lever arranged to engage the locking lever for releasing the latter, thereby causing the breaking of the bell circuit.

SID A. DEANES. 

